Active investigation (Source: Halifax Regional Police)

No threat after police investigate suspicious at playground in Halifax

By Steve MacArthur Apr 20, 2022 | 12:30 PM

Update: 2:00 p.m.

Nothing found after police shut down a section of Chebucto Road to investigate a suspicious package.

A section of Chebucto Road was closed for about an hour but it has since re-opened.

The report about a suspicious package came in over the lunch hour on Wednesday.

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